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Mary MartinMary Martin Mary Martin American singer and actress (1913–1990) This article is about the stage actress. For the silent film actress, see Mary Martin (silent film actress). For other people named Mary Martin, see Mary Martin (disambiguation). Mary Virginia Martin (December 1, 1913 – November 3, 1990) was an American actress and singer. A muse of Rodgers and Hammerstein, she originated many leading roles on stage over her career, including Nellie Forbush in South Pacific (1949), the title character in Peter Pan (1954), and Maria von Trapp in The Sound of Music (1959). Over the course of her career, she won four Tony Awards and an Emmy Award. She was named a Kennedy Center Honoree in 1989. She was the… (Source: Wikipedia)
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